1. Maj. Gen. Prof Khalid Bin Ali Al Khalifa

   • Khalid Bin Ali Al Khalifa

   Biography Open access 17 January 2019 Pages: 359 - 360

   

2. Effectiveness and Safety of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in Elderly Patients—Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

   • Paweł Marczuk
   • Michał J. Kubisa
   • Michał R. Janik

   Original Contributions Open access 23 October 2018 Pages: 361 - 368

   

3. Gut Microbiota Imbalance Can Be Associated with Non-malabsorptive Small Bowel Shortening Regardless of Blind Loop

   • Eduardo Lemos de Souza Bastos
   • Ana Maria Alvim Liberatore
   • Ivan Hong Jun Koh

   Original Contributions 06 October 2018 Pages: 369 - 375

   

4. Outcomes of Reoperation After Laparoscopic Gastric Plication Failure

   • Reza Heidari
   • Mohammad Talebpour
   • Atieh Talebpour

   Original Contributions 24 September 2018 Pages: 376 - 386

   

5. Clinical Outcomes of Laparoscopic Greater Curvature Plication and Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: a Case-Matched Control Study

   • Yu-Hsien Li
   • Bing-Yen Wang
   • Hung-Chi Chang

   Original Contributions Open access 24 September 2018 Pages: 387 - 393

   

6. Multimodal Postoperative Pain Control Is Effective and Reduces Opioid Use After Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

   • Ryan D. Horsley
   • Ellen D. Vogels
   • Anthony T. Petrick

   Original Contributions 13 October 2018 Pages: 394 - 400

7. Safety and Feasibility of a Lower-Cost Stapler in Bariatric Surgery

   • Kurt E. Roberts
   • L. Renee Hilton
   • Andrew J. Duffy

   Original Contributions 08 November 2018 Pages: 401 - 405

   

8. Changes in Body Composition, Dietary Intake, and Substrate Oxidation in Patients Underwent Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: a Comparative Prospective Study

   • Mahdieh Golzarand
   • Karamollah Toolabi
   • Kurosh Djafarian

   Original Contributions 25 September 2018 Pages: 406 - 413

   

9. A Stepwise Approach in Learning Surgical Residents a Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

   • A. B. Walinga
   • S. R. van Mil
   • G. H. E. J. Vijgen

   Original Contributions 05 October 2018 Pages: 414 - 419

   

10. Short-Term Outcomes of Conversion of Failed Gastric Banding to Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy or Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: a Meta-Analysis

    • Randal Zhou
    • Jennifer Poirier
    • Philip Omotosho

    Original Contributions 06 October 2018 Pages: 420 - 425

    

11. Advanced Age Is a Risk Factor for Complications Following Abdominal Panniculectomy

    • Michael J. Cammarata
    • Rami S. Kantar
    • Daniel J. Ceradini

    Original Contributions 21 September 2018 Pages: 426 - 433

12. Health-Related Quality of Life 5 Years After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in Young (18–25 Years) Versus Older (≥ 26 Years) Adults: a Scandinavian Obesity Surgery Registry Study

    • Helena Dreber
    • Anders Thorell
    • Erik Hemmingsson

    Original Contributions Open access 13 November 2018 Pages: 434 - 443

    

13. Effect of Trocar Site Bupivacaine Administration, Time of First Passage of Flatus, and Duration of the Surgery on Postoperative Pain After Sleeve Gastrectomy: a Case Control Study

    • Abdullah Sisik
    • Hasan Erdem

    Original Contributions 28 September 2018 Pages: 444 - 450

    

14. Endoscopic Ultrasound-Directed Transgastric ERCP (EDGE): a Single-Center US Experience with Follow-up Data on Fistula Closure

    • Theodore W. James
    • Todd Huntley Baron

    Original Contributions 10 October 2018 Pages: 451 - 456

    

15. Baseline Pro-inflammatory Diet Is Inversely Associated with Change in Weight and Body Fat 6 Months Following-up to Bariatric Surgery

    • Patrícia Amaro Andrade
    • Helen Hermana M. Hermsdorff
    • Carla de Oliveira Barbosa Rosa

    Original Contributions 05 October 2018 Pages: 457 - 463

    

16. Bariatric Surgery Did Not Increase the Risk of Gallstone Disease in Obese Patients: a Comprehensive Cohort Study

    • Jian-Han Chen
    • Ming-Shian Tsai
    • Cheng-Hung Lee

    Original Contributions 11 November 2018 Pages: 464 - 473

    

17. Multi-Centre Micro-Costing of Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass, Sleeve Gastrectomy and Adjustable Gastric Banding Procedures for the Treatment of Severe, Complex Obesity

    • Brett Doble
    • Richard Welbourn
    • On behalf of the By-Band-Sleeve Trial Management Group

    Original Contributions 27 October 2018 Pages: 474 - 484

    

18. Food Intolerance 1 Year After Banded Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass

    • Renata Cristina Gobato
    • Everton Cazzo
    • Elinton Adami Chaim

    Original Contributions 10 October 2018 Pages: 485 - 491

19. Enhanced Recovery in Bariatric Surgery: A Study of Short-Term Outcomes and Compliance

    • Amlish B. Gondal
    • Chiu-Hsieh Hsu
    • Iman Ghaderi

    Original Contributions 15 November 2018 Pages: 492 - 498

    

20. Gastric Banding: Complications Identified by CT

    • Ariel Kerpel
    • Eyal Klang
    • Marianne Michal Amitai

    Original Contributions 02 October 2018 Pages: 499 - 505

    

21. Patients with Schizophrenia Do Not Demonstrate Worse Outcome After Sleeve Gastrectomy: a Short-Term Cohort Study

    • Rami Archid
    • Nicole Archid
    • Jessica Lange

    Original Contributions 06 November 2018 Pages: 506 - 510

    

22. Longitudinal Comparison of the Effect of Gastric Bypass to Sleeve Gastrectomy on Liver Function in a Bariatric Cohort: Tehran Obesity Treatment Study (TOTS)

    • Mohammad Ali Kalantar Motamedi
    • Alireza Khalaj
    • Maryam Barzin

    Original Contributions 08 October 2018 Pages: 511 - 518

    

23. Less Morbidity with Robot-Assisted Gastric Bypass Surgery than with Laparoscopic Surgery?

    • J. Cahais
    • R. M. Lupinacci
    • A. Valverde

    Original Contributions 16 October 2018 Pages: 519 - 525

    

24. Weight Change After Roux-en Y Gastric Bypass, Physical Activity and Eating Style: Is There a Relationship?

    • Valerie M. Monpellier
    • Ignace M. C. Janssen
    • Anita T. M. Jansen

    Original Contributions Open access 03 November 2018 Pages: 526 - 533

    

25. Bariatric/Metabolic Surgery in the Asia-Pacific Region: APMBSS 2018 Survey

    • Masayuki Ohta
    • Yosuke Seki
    • Kazunori Kasama

    Original Contributions 10 October 2018 Pages: 534 - 541

    

26. Tailored One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass: 3-Year Outcomes of 94 Patients

    • Theodoropoulos Charalampos
    • Natoudi Maria
    • Albanopoulos Konstantinos

    Original Contributions 14 November 2018 Pages: 542 - 551

    

27. What Is the Impact of Comorbidities on the Risk for Postoperative Body-Contouring Surgery Complications in Postbariatric Patients?

    • Simone Corrêa Rosa
    • Jefferson Lessa Soares de Macedo
    • Luiz Augusto Casulari

    Original Contributions 26 October 2018 Pages: 552 - 559

28. Gastric Emptying and Food Tolerance Following Banded and Non-banded Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

    • Galzuinda Maria Figueiredo Reis
    • Carlos Alberto Malheiros
    • Vicente Guerra Filho

    Original Contributions 07 November 2018 Pages: 560 - 568

    

29. A Higher Preoperative Glycemic Profile Is Associated with Rapid Gastric Emptying After Sleeve Gastrectomy for Obese Subjects

    • Po-Jen Yang
    • Mei-Fang Cheng
    • Ping-Huei Tseng

    Original Contributions 09 November 2018 Pages: 569 - 578

    

30. Impact of Patient Attrition from Bariatric Surgery Practice on Clinical Outcomes

    • Julia A. Jurgensen
    • Wendy Reidt
    • Maria L. Collazo Clavell

    Original Contributions 01 November 2018 Pages: 579 - 584

    

31. Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in Patients with Cirrhosis

    • Inka Miñambres
    • Miguel Angel Rubio
    • Assumpta Caixàs

    Original Contributions 05 November 2018 Pages: 585 - 592

    

32. Technical Feasibility of a Murine Model of Sleeve Gastrectomy with Ileal Transposition

    • Lee D. Ying
    • Gregory A. Breuer
    • Kathleen A. Martin

    Original Contributions 23 October 2018 Pages: 593 - 600

    

33. Improvement in Nocturnal Hypoxemia in Obese Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea after Bariatric Surgery: a Meta-Analysis

    • Yuxiang Zhang
    • Wenyue Wang
    • Bing Wang

    Original Contributions 09 November 2018 Pages: 601 - 608

    

34. Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass Versus Sleeve Gastrectomy on Pelvic Floor Disorders in Morbidly Obese Women: a Prospective Monocentric Pilot Study

    • Clémentine Mazoyer
    • Patrick Treacy
    • Antonio Iannelli

    Original Contributions 17 November 2018 Pages: 609 - 616

    

35. Alterations of Gastric Emptying Features Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Chinese Patients with Obesity: a Self-Controlled Observational Study

    • Mengyi Li
    • Yang Liu
    • Jigang Yang

    Original Contributions 08 December 2018 Pages: 617 - 625

    

36. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: an Underestimated Risk Factor for the Development of Esophageal Cancer?—a Nationwide Survey

    • Philipp Gehwolf
    • Katrin Kienzl-Wagner
    • Heinz Wykypiel

    Original Contributions Open access 06 November 2018 Pages: 626 - 631

    

37. Laparoscopic One-Anastomosis Gastric Bypass in a Patient with Morbid Obesity and Situs Inversus Totalis: a Case Report

    • Masood Amini
    • Reza Dehghani
    • Afshin Zare

    Letter to the Editor 04 December 2018 Pages: 632 - 635

    

38. A Rocambolesque Metafiction

    • Michel Gagner

    Letter to Editor/LED Reply 15 December 2018 Pages: 636 - 636

39. Reply to Gagner’s Letter RE Features of MGB and OAGB

    • Mario Musella
    • Mervyn Deitel
    • Jean Marc Chevallier

    Letter to the Editor 18 December 2018 Pages: 637 - 639

40. Reply to “Crashing NASH in Patients Listed for Bariatric Surgery”

    • Geraldine J. Ooi
    • Paul R. Burton
    • Wendy A. Brown

    Letter to Editor/LED Reply 18 December 2018 Pages: 640 - 641

41. Our Experience Regarding the Association Between Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor and Bariatric Surgery: a Response to a Letter “Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Be Awake Before, During, and After a Bariatric Procedure”

    • Hubert Johanet
    • Fabien Mantilla-Sylvain
    • Philippe Malvaux

    Letter to the Editor 15 December 2018 Pages: 642 - 644

42. Invited Response Letter: Our Experience Regarding the Association Between Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor and Bariatric Surgery. A Response to a Letter “Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Be Awake Before, During, and After a Bariatric Procedure”

    • Sonja Chiappetta
    • Christine Stier
    • Norbert Runkel

    Letter to Editor/LED Reply 17 December 2018 Pages: 645 - 646

43. Invited Response Letter to the Letter “Our Experience Regarding the Association between Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor and Bariatric Surgery. A Response to a Letter “Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Be Awake Before, During, and After a Bariatric Procedure”

    • Tuna Bilecik
    • Faruk Karateke

    Letter to Editor/LED Reply 14 December 2018 Pages: 647 - 648

44. Gene Expression Changings After Bariatric Surgery in Morbid Obese Patients and Type 2 Diabetes Remission

    • Taiebeh Mohammadi Farsani
    • Gholamreza Mohammadi Farsani
    • Ali Kabir

    Letter to the Editor 18 December 2018 Pages: 649 - 650

45. Evaluation of all Types of Metabolic Bariatric Surgery and its Consequences: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    • Matin Khosravi-Largani
    • Marzieh Nojomi
    • Azadeh Mottaghi

    Review Article 16 November 2018 Pages: 651 - 690

    

46. Lack of Standard Definitions of Primary and Secondary (Non)responders After Primary Gastric Bypass and Gastric Sleeve: a Systematic Review

    • Daniëlle S. Bonouvrie
    • Martine Uittenbogaart
    • Wouter K. G. Leclercq

    Review Article 15 December 2018 Pages: 691 - 697

    

47. Primary Banded Sleeve Gastrectomy: a Systematic Review

    • Chetan D. Parmar
    • O. Efeotor
    • K. K. Mahawar

    Review Article 14 December 2018 Pages: 698 - 704

    

48. Differences in Calcium Metabolism and Thyroid Physiology After Sleeve Gastrectomy and Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass

    • İffet Dağdelen Duran
    • Neşe Ersöz Gülçelik
    • Serdar Güler

    Other 21 November 2018 Pages: 705 - 712

49. Efficacy and Safety of Intra-gastric Balloon Placement in Dialyzed Patients Awaiting Kidney Transplantation

    • Séverine Beaudreuil
    • Franck Iglicki
    • Antoine Durrbach

    New Concept 24 November 2018 Pages: 713 - 720

    

50. Stapler-Less Robotic Partial Gastrectomy: a Safety and Feasibility Experimental Study

    • Tomasz Rogula
    • David Leifer
    • Philip Schauer

    New Concept 18 December 2018 Pages: 721 - 728